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..&.....&& ^..............THE OCEAN...............^ &&&..&&...
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..&..&.... ^.LIVING.GHOST.OF..THE.PRIMORDIAL SOUP.^ &..&&&&..&
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&&&&&..&&. WAVERING JUST OUT OF SIGHT &&..&&..&&
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&&&..&&&&& THE TERMINATION SHOCK OF PERCEPTION, ..&&&&&&..
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...&&..&&& A ROARING DEPTH REDUCED TO A GENTLE ....&&..&&
.&......&& SWELL UPON THE MINDS COAST, &&&.......
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.&..&&..&& INVISIBLE LAPS, CLAIMING YOU, &....&&&&.
.........& NOT REACHING. ..&&..&&..
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&&&&&&&..& BUT THE BODY HAS LIMITS, THE BARRIER IS ..&&&&&&..
.&&&&&.... IMPERMANENT, AND EXHAUSTION UNLOCKS IT. ...&&&&...
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...&....&& WITH CLOSED EYES AND A FRACTURED SELF, &.........
&&...&&..& THE SHOOTING STAR ON IT'S WAY TO THE ..&&&&&&&&
&..&...... DARK LAKE, ...&&&&&&&
.....&&&&& YOU CAN HEAR THE WAVES AS THEY SPEAK. &&..&&&&&&
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..&....&&& SOMETIMES THEY'RE PEOPLE, &&&&..&&..
&...&&..&& SOMETIMES THERE'S BIRDS, .&&......&
..&....... BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A WARM ALIEN EMBRACE. ....&&&&..
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